Daily Dispatches

South African mineworkers union rejects wage hike from gold producers

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2015-08-02 14:20 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Zandi Shabalala
Reuters
Sunday, August 2, 2015

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/02/safrica-gold-unions-idUSL5N10D...

Members of South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union on Sunday rejected a wage offer from gold producers of increases of up to 17 percent, spokesman Manzini Zungu said.

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No need for 'theories' with gold -- just address the facts and documentation

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-07-31 23:44 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:40p ET Friday, July 31, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Here's another financial analyst who can't be bothered with actual analysis, at least when it comes to gold: Peter Hodson of 5i Research Inc. of Waterloo, Ontario, former chairman of Sprott Asset Management.

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Ted Butler: Price takers and price makers

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-07-30 13:28 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:27p ET Thursday, July 30, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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TF Metals Report: Heavy silver futures contract deliveries in July

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-07-30 13:14 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:13p ET Thursday, July 30, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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As gold price falls, miners pick derivatives to protect income

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-07-30 12:55 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jan Harvey
Reuters
Thursday, July 30, 2015

LONDON -- Gold mining companies are turning increasingly to derivatives to lock in future revenues, as an industry still smarting from losing out on a 12-year bull run gets creative over protecting its income during the metal's current downturn.